2021 Speakers

Alex focuses on developing long-term partnerships—both internally at Citi and externally with firms and universities.

Ann-Kristin has held key international management roles in several companies, including Ramirent and Tomra.

Anna’s a content expert who loves tackling her clients’ toughest digital marketing problems.

Raised in the small community of Tierra Del Mar just north of Pacific City, Arica Sears is a sixth generation Oregonian.

As the Global Head of Strategy & Marketing for Travel at Pinterest, Ashish is responsible for building, growing &...

Barbara is responsible for European business tourism sales and strategy

Bente Bratland Holm has a wealth of experience from the Norwegian travel industry.

Beth Potter is an accomplished leader with over 35 years of diversified provincial and close to 20 years in the sector.

Birthe is a PhD fellow in sustainable tourism development at the University of Southern Denmark.

Carla Campos is an accomplished travel & tourism leader with over 13 years of experience in sustainable destination...

Bosselaar is a 30-year veteran in the travel industry. He has wide-ranging, global experience in the market.

Christian is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for impact.

Cici Li is a Product Manager at Citi Ventures Studio.

Claire leads the Fáilte Ireland digital marketing team responsible for driving domestic tourism via digital platforms.

A seasoned marketer specialising in travel and lifestyle brand partnerships.

Dadi Gudjonson works as head of branding and market strategy at Business Iceland.

Ellen's been working in the tourism industry for the last 10 years, in different operational and research functions.

Eric has been connecting and supporting companies, helping them to create new business that is profitable and impactful.

Eva Britt is the Cruise Manager at VisitOSLO and Visit Svalbard.

Eva Stewart works for YouGov, a global public opinion and data group, where she is leading product innovation.

Filipa is the Director of Communication and Digital Marketing at VisitPortugal.

Director and Architect Gideon Maasland is renowned for his detailed and dedicated approach.

Guido developed the first tourism datahub in the Netherlands in collaboration with Ellen Ruiter.

Gwynne oversees the development and deployment of the organisation’s global content program.

Hannah is the International Marketing and Partnerships Manager at The Data Appeal Company.

Heather comes to Portland and Willamette Riverkeeper by way of Boston and Philadelphia.

Helena has headed the Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau (SCIB) for the German and Austrian markets.

Ines studied communication design, she worked for five years as an editor in a Cologne-based television production.

Iva is the Global Destination Marketing Partner at Google.

JoAnna Haugen is an award-winning writer, speaker, consultant, and solutions advocate.

Jonathan works in convention sales and promotion meetings to bring more attention to Osaka.

During his professional experience he has advised the European Commission, UN agencies and governmental authorities.

Jost has worked in ICT, sustainable land-based investments and humanitarian aid for more than 5 years.

An expert in tourism and oriented to help Destinations and SMEs to thrive in the digital & tech scenario since 2007.

Julia Jakoubek has been working in the digital field at the Vienna Tourist Board for more than 13 years...

Julia has held a number of key positions in the UK government and public sector, including Director at the Home Office.

Julie Benisty Oviedo is coordinating sustainable development actions for Bordeaux tourism and convention office.

Moors has finished his bachelor and master degrees European Studies at Maastricht University

Katrine has worked all her career in the tourism industry, and since 1999 in managing positions.

Kevin has been a key player in the development of Indigenous cultural tourism in Ontario since 2003.

Laura's experience spans working on benchmarking undertaking in-depth analysis of new tech and consumer trends in...

Laura is Project Manager at urbanana by Tourismus NRW. Before she worked in PR, film and TV production.

Laurent's researches deal with performance measurement with Multi-Criteria Decision Aid (MCDA).

Since 2014, within Paris&Co innovation agency, he has been managing Welcome City Lab.

Laurie Dempster has worked for Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism since 2016, now serving as the Digital Lead.

An avid traveller and skilled content strategist. She has worked in Travel & Tourism for almost 10 years, specialising..

Lottie has over 14 years’ experience specialising in guiding brands, agencies and government to create content-centric..

From early 2015 he took charge of the Dolomiti Paganella Tourism Board (Trentino, Italy) as Destination Manager.

Magnus (31) was the first ever sustainability manager to be hired in Visit Bergen.

Maksim Izmaylov is a serial entrepreneur with a background in software engineering and law.

Strategy and marketing Project Manager for Milano&Partners.

Project Manager at ADN Tourisme.

Max Schweder is an artistic digitalist and musician. He develops his own concepts, tools and performances.

As a leader in sustainability he is a big proponent of collaborative approaches that creates positive impact.

An award-winning leader and self-motivated high performer, specialising in efficient strategy.

Prior to working in city marketing, Michael Otremba had worked since 2008 with Munich Airport

Over 15 years experience in international marketing and sales; having sold a wide variety of products.

Dr. Nagore Espinosa is CEO of in2destination research and consulting firm, expert consultant for UNWTO.

Neha is a Global Good Fund Fellow and sits on the Advisory board of Travel Unity, a non-profit based out of the USA.

Nora works with the city’s creatives as well as institutions for economic development and tourism.

Paul heads up the commercial development division at Fáilte Ireland (The National Tourism Development Authority)

Pete oversees all aspects of Phocuswright's commercial activities including product, sales and service, and marketing.

Peter is an elected board member of Green Destinations, chairman of the GD Training Committee.

Pierre Bouton is the head of the Federation of Tourist Offices of Brittany (OTB).

Prisca has 12 years of experience in traditional and digital marketing, consumer insights and partnerships.

Rachel has 12 years of marketing experience and has spent the last 7 years in the travel industry.

Rebecca Mackenzie, President & CEO at the Culinary Tourism Alliance.

With her devoted team, they work towards encouraging free and open discussion

Runa holds an MA in media studies and is the author of numerous articles on service design.

Ryan brings over 20 years of experience in unmanned flight systems and aerial remote sensing to World View.

Sabine holds a diploma in International Business Administration as well as a master’s degree in Finance and Accounting.

Sabine is developing the marketing measures for the promotion of the leisure tourism destination Madrid

Scott works to create robust, sustainable destinations and tourism economies that offer world-class experiences.

Serena rides bikes really fast and also cares a lot about Bend, her home since 2005.

Stefan Marchioro has been involved in tourism since 1990 as director of the Tourist Board of Padua & Terme Euganee.

Stephanie has extensive experience in the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors.

The team at MURMURATION applies advanced data processing techniques to analyse the environmental situation.

Tasha Hayes is the Operations Director for Contiki Europe.

Tiago is a media and travel intelligence expert, former Amadeus, with 15+ Years of experience.

Tiffany is the Vice-President of Policy & Research at WTTC.

In the artist duo CYLVESTER he produces electronic music and realises reactive and interactive audio-visual art projects

Yael manages the Tourism department, which is responsible for managing Tel Aviv's International Convention Bureau.